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Minister without Portfolio with Responsibility for Skills and Digital Transformation, Senator Dr. the Hon. Dana Morris Dixon, looks on as Programme Director, National Identification System (NIDS), Dr. Warren Vernon, gives an update on the project at the post-Cabinet press briefing on Wednesday (October 25) at Jamaica House.
Minister without Portfolio with Responsibility for Skills and Digital Transformation, Senator Dr. the Hon. Dana Morris Dixon, looks on as Programme Director, National Identification System (NIDS), Dr. Warren Vernon, gives an update on the project at the post-Cabinet press briefing on Wednesday (October 25) at Jamaica House.

NIDS Being Updated Based on Public Feedback

The National Identification System (NIDS) is being updated based on feedback from the testing of the system earlier this year. Programme Director for NIDS, Dr. Warren Vernon, who gave an update on the project at the post-Cabinet press briefing at...
Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness, delivers the keynote address during the Office of the Prime Minister’s (OPM) strategic planning retreat, held recently at the Terra Nova All Suite Hotel in St. Andrew. Listening (from left) are: Chief Technical Director, OPM, Shereika Hemmings Allison; Minister without Portfolio with Responsibility for Skills and Digital Transformation, Senator Dr. the Hon. Dana Morris Dixon; Minister of State, Hon. Homer Davis; and Permanent Secretary, Ambassador Dr. Rocky Meade.
Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness, delivers the keynote address during the Office of the Prime Minister’s (OPM) strategic planning retreat, held recently at the Terra Nova All Suite Hotel in St. Andrew. Listening (from left) are: Chief Technical Director, OPM, Shereika Hemmings Allison; Minister without Portfolio with Responsibility for Skills and Digital Transformation, Senator Dr. the Hon. Dana Morris Dixon; Minister of State, Hon. Homer Davis; and Permanent Secretary, Ambassador Dr. Rocky Meade.

Gov’t Positioning Jamaica to Manage Technology for Public Good – PM
Minister of State in the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Foreign Trade, Hon. Alando Terrelonge (left), exchanges greetings with Deputy Secretary General for the European Union (EU) External Action Service, Helena Koning, at the seventh  Jamaica/European Union (EU) Political Dialogue held at the Ministry in downtown Kingston on Monday (October 9).
Minister of State in the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Foreign Trade, Hon. Alando Terrelonge (left), exchanges greetings with Deputy Secretary General for the European Union (EU) External Action Service, Helena Koning, at the seventh  Jamaica/European Union (EU) Political Dialogue held at the Ministry in downtown Kingston on Monday (October 9).

Gov’t Investing in Digital Transformation
Minister without Portfolio in the Office of the Prime Minister, Senator Dr. the Hon. Dana Morris Dixon, makes her contribution to the State of the Nation Debate in the Senate on Friday (July 14).
Minister without Portfolio in the Office of the Prime Minister, Senator Dr. the Hon. Dana Morris Dixon, makes her contribution to the State of the Nation Debate in the Senate on Friday (July 14).

Work Far Advanced on the NIDS Supporting Framework
Minister without Portfolio in the Office of the Prime Minister, Hon. Floyd Green, makes his contribution to the 2023/24 Sectoral Debate in the House of Representatives on May 16.
Minister without Portfolio in the Office of the Prime Minister, Hon. Floyd Green, makes his contribution to the 2023/24 Sectoral Debate in the House of Representatives on May 16.

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Minister without Portfolio in the Office of the Prime Minister, Hon. Floyd Green, addresses a post-Cabinet press briefing, held at Jamaica House in Kingston, on Wednesday (October 12).
Finance & Public ServiceNIDSSectoral Debate 2023/24

BOJ Approves Banking Transactions Utilising NIDS When Fully Operational

The Bank of Jamaica has given National Commercial Bank (NCB) the approval to pursue three use cases that integrate the services of the National Identification and Registration Authority (NIRA). Those being pursued by the Bank are face-to-face deposit account on-boarding, online deposit account onboarding with biometric authentication and Know Your Customer (KYC) remediation. Minister without Portfolio in the Office of...
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Minister without Portfolio in the Office of the Prime Minister, Hon. Floyd Green, makes his contribution to the 2023/24 Sectoral Debate in the House of Representatives on May 16.
NIDSSectoral Debate 2023/24

19 Additional Post Offices to Be Modified for NIDS Access

The Government is to go to tender this calendar year to select contractors to commence the modification of an additional 19 post offices to expand access to the national identification card. Minister without Portfolio in the Office of the Prime Minister, Hon. Floyd Green, made the disclosure during his contribution to the Sectoral Debate in the House of Representatives on...
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Minister Without Portfolio in the Office of the Prime Minister, Hon. Floyd Green.
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Jamaicans in Diaspora Can Pre-Enrol for NIDS

Jamaicans in the diaspora will be able to pre-enroll online for the National Identification System (NIDS), but they will be required to visit an enrolment centre in Jamaica to provide their biometric information. The NIDS pre-enrolment software will allow citizens to log their information into the NIDS database and make an appointment to visit the enrolment site. “For my diaspora...
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Minister without Portfolio in the Office of the Prime Minister, Hon. Floyd Green.
NIDSSocial Security

NIDS Will Facilitate Seamless Access to Benefits for Persons with Disabilities

The National Identification System (NIDS) will facilitate ease of verification and access to certain benefits for persons with disabilities. Special provisions will be developed and implemented to ensure inclusiveness for elderly, homeless, and physically and mentally disabled persons. Minister Without Portfolio in the Office of the Prime Minister (OPM), Hon. Floyd Green, made the disclosure during the Nationwide News Network...
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(FILE) Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness (second right), displays a copy of his newly printed national identification card, as he toured the Enrolment and Card Personalisation Centre located at the Jamaica Post Central Sorting Office in Kingston on Tuesday (December 13). Looking on (from left) are Programme Director of the National Identification System (NIDS), Dr. Warren Vernon, and Minister without Portfolio in the Office of the Prime Minister, Hon. Floyd Green.
NIDS

Public Support for NIDS Pilot Exceeds Quota

The NIDS Project is entering a new phase of testing the national identification card enrolment and issuance processes with the help of 300 Jamaican volunteers. The target quota was exceeded within 24 hours of inviting volunteers to register for participation at www.nidsfacts.com on April 4, 2023. The Hon. Floyd Green, Minister without portfolio in the Office of the Prime Minister,...
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Minister without Portfolio in the Office of the Prime Minister with responsibility for Information (FILE)
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NIDS Public Education Campaign Rollout Likely During First Quarter of Fiscal Year 2023/24

To support the planned rollout of the National Identification System (NIDS), the Government will be advancing a public education campaign that is likely to commence in the first quarter of fiscal year 2023/24. Speaking during Wednesday’s (March 1) meeting of the Standing Finance Committee of the House of Representatives, Minister without Portfolio in the Office of the Prime Minister with...
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Minister without Portfolio in the Office of the Prime Minister, Hon. Floyd Green, speaking in the House of Representatives on Tuesday (January 10).
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NIDS Draft Regulations Tabled in the House of Representatives

Draft Regulations governing implementation of the National Identification System (NIDS) were laid in the House of Representatives on Tuesday (January 10). The Regulations were tabled by Minister without Portfolio in the Office of the Prime Minister, Hon. Floyd Green. The NIDS, when implemented, will provide a safe, convenient and reliable means for persons to prove their identity while aiding in...
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